Med Spec 264017 ASO Ankle Stabilizer, Black, XX-Large

I badly sprained/rolled my ankle. After the swelling went down and constant icing, I purchased several braces for recovery, one with rigid plastic supports and one with just nylon straps (a McDavid). After a week I had ditched the plastic support model in favor of the straps...but it didn’t fit well and was uncomfortable when tightened down. Then I found and bought this ASO, which has accurate sizing chart and models that accommodate wide large feet. I am a 14.5 US Men’s in a E wide, and have a high volume foot. The ASO fits me very well. I can lace it up right comfortably and have just the right length of webbing to tighten the straps down firmly. It’s almost odd how much it stabilizes the ankle for walking pivoting etc, given that the range of motion is still very good and it’s so thin it easily fits into my shoes. 4 weeks after the injury, I have started mountain biking again (on flats, for now), skied a few days taking it easy, and normal activities...all wearing this brace. The only caution I have is around ankle to foot ratio. My foot is long wide and high volume, and my ankle is large, but not huge and thick like some guys who’s calf seems to run straight into their ankle bone. This brace on me laces up with tolerance plus and minus all the to the top two eyelets where the tolerance goes to near zero at the top eyelet...almost touching. Any closer and I would have had to try the next size down. Definitely buy it again and recommend.

I sprained my ankle s few times, and it seems especially weak after the last time. While it is recovering, I decided I needed a better brace than the hard plastic on I got st the hospital. After much research, I ordered the ASO ankle stabilizer, and it works great! It took a couple of minutes to figure out exactly how to put it on, but I eventually understood all the instructions and had it wrapped around my ankle. It is pretty thin, so it fits under my work boot with only a little bit of a bulge. Much less than the plastic brace from the hospital. It feels sturdy enough when It's tight that I don't injure my ankle again, and it is very hard to roll my ankle, even intentionally. With all this protection, after wearing it for only a week, I usually forget I have it on. I bend and kneel and crawl a lot throughout my day, and it moves with me while keeping my ankle straight. I would definitely recommend this product to anyone needing some extra ankle support without a great deal of bulk or discomfort.

I got a pair of these for a vacation to Italy, which is famously a country where visitors walk a lot. With collapsed arches, my physical therapist suggested that something to support the ankle might help to avoid further damage and symptoms.The braces definitely enabled me to walk a lot more with less pain, but at the end of a long day, getting them off my feet was a complicated process, involving undoing two velcroed straps that wrapped around the ankle, then another velcro band around the front, and finally untying and loosening laces.

Works very well to stabilize and provide some (minimal) extra support

It does the job, good brace. However after wearing it for about 1 week. The stitching is letting go.

This is the best snkle support I have ever had. As someone with severe arthritis and well along the way towards needing surgery, this has helped immensely.

This item is awful. There's no support at all. It was very difficult to put on, and worse to take off! I tried it once, never again.

Used these for many years. Super product.